Cataulacus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus is distributed in the Paleotropical regions, mainly in the Afrotropics. Most species are found in forests, but a few are known from more open and arid habitats.[3]
| Cataulacus | |
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| Cataulacus oberthueri worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Cataulacus Smith, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 68 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Otomyrmex Forel, 1891 | |
Species
edit- Cataulacus adpressus Bolton, 1974
- †Cataulacus anthracinus (Heer, 1849)
- Cataulacus bequaerti Forel, 1913
- Cataulacus boltoni Snelling, 1979
- Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901
- Cataulacus catuvolcus Bolton, 1974
- Cataulacus centrurus Bolton, 1982
- Cataulacus cestus Bolton, 1982
- Cataulacus chapmani Bolton, 1974
- Cataulacus difficilis Santschi, 1916
- Cataulacus ebrardi Forel, 1886
- Cataulacus egenus Santschi, 1911
- Cataulacus elongatus Santschi, 1924
- Cataulacus erinaceus Stitz, 1910
- Cataulacus flagitiosus Smith, 1862
- Cataulacus fricatidorsus Santschi, 1914
- Cataulacus granulatus (Latreille, 1802)
- Cataulacus greggi Bolton, 1974
- Cataulacus guineensis Smith, 1853
- Cataulacus hispidulus Smith, 1865
- Cataulacus horridus Smith, 1857
- Cataulacus huberi André, 1890
- Cataulacus impressus Bolton, 1974
- Cataulacus inermis Santschi, 1924
- Cataulacus intrudens (Smith, 1876)
- Cataulacus jacksoni Bolton, 1982
- Cataulacus jeanneli Santschi, 1914
- Cataulacus kenyensis Santschi, 1935
- Cataulacus kohli Mayr, 1895
- Cataulacus latissimus Emery, 1893
- Cataulacus latus Forel, 1891
- Cataulacus lobatus Mayr, 1895
- Cataulacus longinodus Forel, 1912
- Cataulacus lujae Forel, 1911
- Cataulacus marginatus Bolton, 1974
- Cataulacus mckeyi Snelling, 1979
- Cataulacus micans Mayr, 1901
- Cataulacus mocquerysi André, 1889
- Cataulacus moloch Bolton, 1982
- Cataulacus muticus Emery, 1889
- Cataulacus nenassus Bolton, 1974
- Cataulacus oberthueri Forel, 1891
- Cataulacus pilosus Santschi, 1920
- †Cataulacus planiceps Emery, 1891
- †Cataulacus plebeius De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 2004
- Cataulacus pompom Snelling, 1979
- Cataulacus porcatus Emery, 1899
- Cataulacus praetextus Smith, 1867
- Cataulacus pullus Santschi, 1910
- Cataulacus pygmaeus André, 1890
- Cataulacus regularis Forel, 1892
- Cataulacus resinosus Viehmeyer, 1913
- Cataulacus reticulatus Smith, 1857
- Cataulacus satrap Bolton, 1982
- Cataulacus setosus Smith, 1860
- †Cataulacus silvestrii Emery, 1891
- Cataulacus simoni Emery, 1893
- Cataulacus striativentris Santschi, 1924
- Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853
- Cataulacus tardus Santschi, 1914
- Cataulacus taylori Bolton, 1982
- Cataulacus tenuis Emery, 1899
- Cataulacus theobromicola Santschi, 1939
- Cataulacus traegaordhi Santschi, 1914
- Cataulacus voeltzkowi Forel, 1907
- Cataulacus vorticus Bolton, 1974
- Cataulacus wasmanni Forel, 1897
- Cataulacus weissi Santschi, 1913
- Cataulacus wissmannii Forel, 1894
References
edit- ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Cataulacus". AntCat. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Genus: Cataulacus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID 84797311.
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